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García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2010): Meteorological observations during RELIANCE cruise from St. Helena to Spithead started at 1800-06-17 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751729, In: Jones, Philip D; Wheeler, Dennis A; Können, Gunther P; Koek, Frits B; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; García-Herrera, Ricardo (2007): Climatological observations from ship logbooks between 1750 and 1854 (release 2.1) [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.611088

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García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2005): CLIWOC: A Climatological Database for the World's Oceans 1750–1854 (and 10 more publications about CLIWOC results in the same volume). Climatic Change, 73(1-2), 1-12ff, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-005-6952-6
Funding:
Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), grant/award no. EVK2-CT-2000-00090: Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 22.657246 * Median Longitude: -23.823913 * South-bound Latitude: -15.570000 * West-bound Longitude: -36.970000 * North-bound Latitude: 51.020000 * East-bound Longitude: -3.880000
Date/Time Start: 1800-06-17T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1800-08-24T12:00:00
Event(s):
Reliance_18000617_NMM_ADM/L/R79B * Latitude Start: -15.890000 * Longitude Start: -5.750000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1800-06-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1800-08-24T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Reliance (Armed Storeship), Voyage: St Helena - Spithead, 1st Observer: Henry Waterhouse (Captain), 2nd Observer: Matthew Flinders (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 10G 394BM
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
Wind directiondddegWind direction (from which the wind is blowing) in whole degrees from: 1-360; 361 = calm, 362 = variable. It is not clear from many logbook entries whether the wind direction has been corrected for the magnetic variation (or declination). To avoid any misunderstanding, all winds from reports that included a valid position in the period 1750-1854 were corrected. All other wind directions are given without being corrected.
Wind speedffm/scalculated from the descriptive terms of wind force given in the observations
Temperature, airTTT°C
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
10 --1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
11 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
12 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
13 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
14 DeclinationDecldegIt is generally accepted by the CLIWOC team that the wind directions, reported by the ships officers, were relative to the magnetic North direction. Navigators were well aware of the difference between the true and magnetic north direction, but the compasses (we assumed that the bearing-compasses were mostly used for determining the wind direction) were not always adjusted. Therefore the wind direction has to be corrected. The magnetic declination (or variation, as it is known on board ships) is given for the whole CLIWOC period (1750-1850) for every 5x5 degree square. The number was added to the wind direction to get the true wind direction.
15 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
16 Wind direction descriptionWind dir descrAll reported wind directions on this day. The wind direction is the direction that points to where the wind comes from.
17 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
18 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
19 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
20 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
21 ClearnessClearness
22 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
23 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
24 FogFog1 If fog was reported
25 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
26 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
27 HailHail1 If hail was reported
28 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
29 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

dd [deg]
(Wind direction (from which th...)

ff [m/s]
(calculated from the descripti...)

TTT [°C]

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)
10 
-
(1 If position is considered t...)
11 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
12 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
13 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
14 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
15 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
16 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
17 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
18 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
19 
Precip descr
20 
State sea descr
21 
Clearness
22 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
23 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
24 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
25 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
26 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
27 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
28 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
29 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1800-06-17T12:00-15.57-6.971172.623.6ASCENSIONN43W208N77W68.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 74.5-1874.50ESE, VARIABLE, SE6N02WMODERATE BREEZES, LATER LIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000208934
1800-06-18T13:00-14.72-8.471312.623.3ASCENSIONN40.30W178N61W99.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 74-1574.00SE, SEBE, SEBS3N,3WLIGHT BREEZESDULL CLOUDY0000000208935
1800-06-19T13:00-13.22-10.4810923.9ASCENSIONN36W131N51W142.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 72,71,75-1575.00SE, SEBE3WCLOUDY0000000208936
1800-06-20T13:00-11.63-12.581339.323.9ASCENSIONN25W82N50:30W161.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 72,71,75-1375.00ESE, SE, SEBS9S02EMODERATE THEN FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000208937
1800-06-21T13:00-10.40-14.781336.723.9ASCENSIONS70E50N59W151.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 73,70,75-1375.00SSE, SE, SEBS4SMODERATEFINE0000000208938
1800-06-22T13:00-8.67-16.471336.723.9ASCENSIONS71E44N38W146.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 74,72,75-1375.00SSE, SEBS11S,16WMODERATE BREEZESSPITTING RAIN0100000208939
1800-06-23T13:00-6.92-17.931356.725.0N34W139.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 73,73,77-1177.00SEBS11S,10WMODERATEFINE0000000208940
1800-06-24T13:00-4.67-18.9812426.1ISLE OF ST ANTONION16W451N12W145.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 76,74,79-1179.00SE7S32W0000000208941
1800-06-25T13:00-2.62-19.901026.725.6ISLE OF ST ANTONION18W410N11W122.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 77,75,78-1178.00SE, ESE3N,31WMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000208942
1800-06-26T13:00-0.38-20.40896.725.6ISLE OF ST ANTONION17W363N1W135.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 78,76,78-1278.00SEBE, SE, EBS1S,27WMODERATECLOUDY0000000208943
1800-06-27T13:001.23-20.7314612.325.6ISLE OF ST ANTONION16W325N6E101.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 76,75,78-1278.00EBS, VARIABLE, SSE3S,30WLIGHT BREEZES, LATER STEADY TRADEFINE0000000208944
1800-06-28T13:003.52-20.8814512.326.7ISLE OF ST ANTONION78W284N9E154.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 78,79,80-1380.00SBE, SSE16S,34WSTEADY TRADE, THEN FRESH TRADEFINE0000000208945
1800-06-29T13:005.72-20.5017826.7ISLE OF ST ANTONION24W239N8E150.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 79,77,80-1380.00SBE, SBW16S,2E0000000208946
1800-06-30T13:007.32-20.6320127.2ISLE OF ST ANTONION23W214N21W106.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 81,80,81-1381.00SBW, SWBS3S,30W0000000208947
1800-07-01T13:008.50-18.532562.625.0ISLE OF ST ANTONION26W189N16W74.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 80,79,77-1477.00WNW, SW, W4N,4ESQUALLY, AM LIGHT BREEZESHEAVY RAIN0100000208948
1800-07-02T13:009.13-18.623620.025.0ISLE OF ST ANTONION29W179N9W30.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 76.75.77-1477.00NW, VARIABLE4N,4ECALM0000000208949
1800-07-03T13:009.58-21.122561.026.1ISLE OF ST ANTONION28W168N24W35.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 77,76,79-1479.00SSW, W6S05ESQUALLY, AM LIGHT AIRS0000000208950
1800-07-04T13:0010.00-21.1592.626.1ISLE OF ST ANTONION28W160N76W25.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 79,77,79-1479.00SW, N, NNE1N,6ELIGHT AIRS, AM VARIABLE LIGHT AIRS, LATER LIGHT BREEZESRAIN0100000208951
1800-07-05T14:0010.42-22.882228.3ISLE OF ST ANTONION20W140N69W94.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 80,78,83-1283.00NEBN8S14W0000000208952
1800-07-06T13:0011.03-21.55316.728.3N62W71.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 79,77,83-1483.00NEBN, VARIABLE, NE4N,4WMODERATECLOUDY WITH HAZE0000000208953
1800-07-07T14:0011.47-23.783626.725.0ISLE OF ST ANTONION15W115N37E25.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 80,78,77-1277.00NWBN, VARIABLE6N03WMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000208954
1800-07-08T13:0011.65-21.183011.025.6N21E17.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 79,76,78-1478.00NW5S,4WLIGHT AIRS AND CALM0000000208955
1800-07-09T13:0011.92-21.352112.629.4PORTO PRAYAN7W60N44W14.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 79,77,85-1485.00SW6N04WA BREEZE, THEN LIGHT BREEZE0000000208956
1800-07-10T14:0012.73-24.033252.627.2PORTO PRAYAN14E45N18W66.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 80,79,81-1381.00SWBW, WBN, NNW14S,5WLIGHT BREEZE0000000208957
1800-07-11T14:0012.53-23.923622.625.0PORTO PRAYAN10E49N14.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 78,77,77-1377.00NW, VARIABLE26S,7ELIGHT WINDCLOUDY0000000208958
1800-07-12T14:0012.57-23.771220.027.2PORTO PRAYAN7E47N16.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 77,76,81-1381.00NNW, W, SSW, SE14S,9ECALMFINE0000000208959
1800-07-13T13:0012.65-22.1081.026.7PORTO PRAYAN12E45N47W31.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 78,78,80-1580.00SE, E, NNE16SLIGHT WINDS, THEN LIGHT AIRSFINE0000000208960
1800-07-14T14:0012.60-24.801025.6ST ANTONION6W89N63W40.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 79,76,78-1378.00NEBN, VARIABLE, NNE23SSMALL RAIN0100000208961
1800-07-15T14:0012.63-23.673622.625.6W2N53.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 79,77,78-1378.00NBE, NEBE, NBE, VARIABLE1N,3WLIGHT WINDSFINE0000000208962
1800-07-16T14:0013.38-26.6210025.6ST ANTONION19E77N48W64.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 79,74,78-1378.00VARIABLE, NEBE, SE, E, ESE3N,3WVARIABLERAIN0100000208963
1800-07-17T14:0014.43-27.733512.325.6ST ANTONION42E70N43W92.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 78,75,78-1078.00ENE, NE3SMODERATE, THEN FRESH TRADESWELL FROM NFINE0000000208964
1800-07-18T14:0015.40-26.90329.325.0ST ANTONION66E79N53W97.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 77,74,77-1377.00NE, NEBE, NE7WFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000208965
1800-07-19T14:0016.80-28.13469.325.6ST ANTONION87E95N39W114.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 79,74,78-1078.00ENE, E, NEBE5S,7WFRESH BREEZEN SWELLHAZY0000000208966
1800-07-20T14:0018.75-31.62899.325.6CORVON2E419N26W129.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 77,75,78-1278.00ENE, E, EBS1N,6WFRESH BREEZEHAZY0000000208967
1800-07-21T14:0020.50-32.73586.724.4N23W113.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 76,74,76. SUN DIRECTLY ABOVE 89:59:16-1076.00E, EBN, ENE1N,12WMODERATE BREEZES0000000208968
1800-07-22T14:0022.03-33.85586.724.4CORVON9E357N31W115.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 76,74,76-1076.00ENE, EBN, ENE6S12WMODERATEFINE0000000208969
1800-07-23T14:0023.22-34.55221.024.4N41W93.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 75,74,76-1276.00NEBE, VARIABLE, NEBN4S,5WLIGHT AIRSFINE0000000208970
1800-07-24T14:0023.68-35.25332.624.4CORVON12E328N10W36.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 777,75,76-1276.00N, NNE, NE3S,5WLIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000208971
1800-07-25T14:0024.88-35.62672.624.4CORVON14:30E306N8W75.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 74,75,76-1276.00NEBE, ESE, EBN2S,11WMODERATE BREEZES THEN LIGHT BREEZE0000000208972
1800-07-26T14:0026.45-36.026725.0CORVON17E277N9W93.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 77,74,77-1277.00ESE, EBN2N,8W0000000208973
1800-07-27T14:0027.97-36.52876.725.6CORVON23E255N7W82.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 77,75,78-1478.00E, EBS10N19WLIGHT BREEZES, THEN MODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000208974
1800-07-28T14:0029.12-36.77762.625.6CORVON26E233N3W73.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 76,75,78-1478.00EBS, E4S,19WLIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000208975
1800-07-29T14:0030.10-36.97996.726.7CORVON29E219N1W55.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 76,75,80-1480.00E, ESE4N,11WLIGHT AIRS THEN MODERATEFINE0000000208976
1800-07-30T14:0031.93-35.451109.326.1N5E117.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 79,77,79-1479.00ESE, SEBE7S05WFRESH BREEZE0000000208977
1800-07-31T14:0033.70-33.93849.325.0CORVON40:30E157N1W93.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 76,75,77-1777.00SEBE, EBS13N,4WMODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESFINE0000000208978
1800-08-01T14:0034.82-36.7011827.2CORVONE139N6E51.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 78,76,81-1781.00EBS, ESE, SE16N,9E0000000208979
1800-08-02T14:0035.65-36.80732.625.0NBE45.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 77,75,77-1777.00SEBS, ESE, E5N,11WLIGHT BREEZES0000000208980
1800-08-03T14:0036.68-35.5810726.1CORVON55E105N11E60.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 76,75,79-1779.00ESE, SE, SEBE8N03W0000000208981
1800-08-04T14:0037.88-34.352052.625.0CORVON69E101N15E67.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 76,74,77-2077.00S, SBW, SW7N02WAM LIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000208982
1800-08-05T14:0039.85-33.7020526.1CAPE CLEARN54E408N28E133.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 77,75,79-2079.00SW2N,12E0000000208983
1800-08-06T14:0041.37-33.051712.625.0CAPE CLEARN57:30E370N39E113.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 76,74,77-2077.00SW, SBW2N,12EMODERATE BREEZES AND FYING SQUALLS, LATER LIGHT BREEZESRAINYFINE0100000208984
1800-08-07T14:0042.82-31.132016.725.0CAPE CLEARN59E329N47E114.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 77,75,77-2477.00SBW, SW9N03EAM MODERATEE SWELLFINE0000000208985
1800-08-08T14:0043.57-30.411792.623.9NE51.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 73,75,75-2475.00SW-SSW9N02WLIGHT WINDS, AM LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, LATER LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000208986
1800-08-09T14:0044.20-29.73661.022.2CAPE CLEARN61E294N37E45.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 75,76,71,72-2472.00SWBS, W, N, SSE, E2N,2WSTRONG VARIABLE SQUALLS, LATER LIGHT AIRSRAINE SWELL THEN JUMBING SEAFINE0100000208987
1800-08-10T14:0045.25-28.433029.323.3CAPE CLEARN63E268N47E89.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 74,72,74-2474.00SE, S, WBN, NWBN1N,13WFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000208988
1800-08-11T14:0045.95-27.8636218.3N55E72.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 73,66,65-2465.00NWBN, NEBN, SEBE, VARIABLE5NFRESH BREEZES, AM LIGHT BREEZES, SQUALLYHAZY0000000208989
1800-08-12T14:0046.87-26.58202.619.4CAPE CLEARN67E229N23E49.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 63,62,67-2567.00SE, VARIABLE, NE5NFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, LATER LIGHT BREEZESRAINSE SWELL0100000208990
1800-08-13T14:0047.42-25.972456.722.8CAPE CLEARN69E215N44E37.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 63,64,73-2573.00ENE, SW, W6N02ECALM THEN LIGHT AIRS, LATER MODERATECLOUDY0000000208991
1800-08-14T14:0048.65-23.483439.317.2CAPE CLEARN72E199N59E151.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 73,65,63-2863.00W, NW, NBW, NBE5SMODERATE, LATER FRESH BREEZESSW SWELLCLOUDY0000000208992
1800-08-15T13:0049.22-21.002532.618.3CAPE CLEARN74E191N64E67.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 62,64,65-2865.00N, NW, WBN6N06ELIGHT BREEZES0000000208993
1800-08-16T13:0049.65-19.223216.720.0CAPE CLEARN75E133N63:30E81.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 64,65,68-2868.00W, NW, NBW10S06WAM MODERATE AND LIGHT BREEZES, THEN MODERATEDRIZZLING RAINHAZY0100000208994
1800-08-17T13:0050.37-17.883622.620.6CAPE CLEARN77E103N63:30E97.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 70,66,69-2869.00NBW, NNW, VARIABLE2S,10WMODERATE BREEZES, THEN LIGHT BREEZESTHICK AND HAZY, CLOUDY, DULL AND HAZY0000000208995
1800-08-18T13:0050.38-16.552322.622.2CAPE CLEARN77E83E3N69.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 68,64,72-2772.00NE, NW, WBS1S,11WLIGHT BREEZESMISTY RAINMISTY THE HAZY0100000208996
1800-08-19T13:0050.83-12.682886.722.8CAPE CLEARN78E46N73E117.50TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 69,66,73-2773.00W, SW, NW8S06WHEAVY SQUALLS THEN MODERATE BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000208997
1800-08-20T13:0050.65-9.831920.0CAPE CLEARN35E16E2S106.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 66,64,68-2668.00NW, SW, NE7S04EAM SQUALLY, LATER STRONG BREEZES0000000208998
1800-08-21T13:0051.02-8.1532316.7CAPE CLEARN64W13N66E75.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 63,59,62-2662.00NBE, N, NBW8S08W0000000208999
1800-08-22T12:0049.78-5.6334619.015.0SCILLYS57E114.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 62,59,56,59. SCILLY WITHIN VIS DISTANCE, BUT PREVENTED BY THICK WETHER-2559.00NBW, N, NBE3NFRESH BREEZE, AM STRONG BREEZE, LATER FRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000209000
1800-08-23T12:0049.83-4.4533513.9RAMSHEADNEBN91E4S110.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 63,56,57-2557.00NNE, NE, NBE, N3S,5ESQUALLYFINE0000000209001
1800-08-24T12:0049.90-3.8833515.0STARTNBE3/4E51N75E27.00TEMPERATURES ON SAME DAY 56,58,59-2559.00ENE, NE, NBE, N3S,5WFINE0000000209002